2022 Henry 180
# 2022 Henry 180

The 2022 Henry 180 was the sixteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America, a 4.048 miles (6.515 km) permanent road course. The race was increased from 45 laps to 48 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, made a last lap pass on Kyle Larson, and earned his 8th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his fourth of the season. To fill out the podium, Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a crash on lap 25. With 20 laps to go in the race, tempers began to flare between Noah Gragson and Sage Karam, after having a full-contact battle for the 10th place position. Gragson showed his displeasure by giving Karam the middle finger after exiting turn 1. After the contact continued, Gragson became frustrated, and made a right turn into the side of Karam, spinning them both in front of the pack. After dust was kicked up from the spin, the field behind them was blind, causing confusion for the drivers. 16 cars would be collected in the wreck, with some drivers having brutal hits. The worst hit was Brandon Brown, after slamming into the side of Tyler Reddick at a high force. Brown got out of his car under his own power, but immediately went over to the right side of the wall and sat down in pain. Three days after the race, Gragson was fined US$35,000 and docked 30 driver and owner points.

This was the debut race for the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East champion, Sammy Smith.

## Background

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jockey, AcceleratePros.com |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Joe Graf Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Bucked Up Energy |
| 6 | Ty Dillon (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Black Hole Ammunitions |
| 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up Energy |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Special Report with Bret Baier |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chevy Military Appreciation |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Voyager: Crypto for All |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | AG1 - Athletic Greens |
| 13 | Will Rodgers | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Kelly Benefits |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Nutrien Ag Solutions |
| 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Allstate Peterbilt Group |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Patriot Lighting, Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Stillhouse Whiskey |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ergodyne, Puryear Tank Lines |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Shore Lunch |
| 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sports and Service |
| 35 | Chris Dyson | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Concord American Flagpole |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Can-Am |
| 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | Belle Haven |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Gravely |
| 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Rich Mar Florist, Green Line Automotive |
| 47 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Whitetail Smokeless |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trade the Chain |
| 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alloy Employment Services |
| 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Danus Utilities, Chinchor Electric |
| 92 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Badger Environmental, IUOE Local 139 |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Henry Repeating Arms |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 1, at 4:30 PM CST. Cole Custer, driving for SS-Green Light Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 2:15.562 seconds, and a speed of 107.499 mph (173.003 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 2:15.562 | 107.499 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2:15.845 | 107.275 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2:15.936 | 107.203 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 1, at 5:00 PM CST. Since Road America is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.

Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.318 seconds, and a speed of 108.495 mph (174.606 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15.339 | 107.676 | 2:14.318 | 108.495 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2:15.496 | 107.552 | 2:15.031 | 107.922 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2:15.556 | 107.504 | 2:15.390 | 107.636 |
| 4 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 2:14.792 | 108.113 | 2:15.442 | 107.594 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:14.695 | 108.191 | 2:15.706 | 107.385 |
| 6 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2:15.686 | 107.401 | 2:15.808 | 107.304 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15.679 | 107.406 | 2:16.127 | 107.053 |
| 8 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2:15.805 | 107.307 | 2:16.409 | 106.832 |
| 9 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 2:15.087 | 107.877 | 2:16.564 | 106.710 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.093 | 107.080 | 2:17.122 | 106.276 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.104 | 107.071 | - | - |
| 12 | 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.318 | 106.903 | - | - |
| 13 | 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.319 | 106.902 | - | - |
| 14 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2:16.360 | 106.870 | - | - |
| 15 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:16.379 | 106.855 | - | - |
| 16 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:16.473 | 106.782 | - | - |
| 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:16.491 | 106.767 | - | - |
| 18 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.576 | 106.701 | - | - |
| 19 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:16.584 | 106.695 | - | - |
| 20 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.591 | 106.689 | - | - |
| 21 | 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.736 | 106.576 | - | - |
| 22 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.820 | 106.511 | - | - |
| 23 | 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 2:16.838 | 106.497 | - | - |
| 24 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.110 | 106.285 | - | - |
| 25 | 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.275 | 106.158 | - | - |
| 26 | 6 | Ty Dillon (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.554 | 105.942 | - | - |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 2:17.665 | 105.857 | - | - |
| 28 | 13 | Will Rodgers | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 2:18.011 | 105.592 | - | - |
| 29 | 35 | Chris Dyson | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 2:18.074 | 105.543 | - | - |
| 30 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:18.386 | 105.305 | - | - |
| 31 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:18.463 | 105.247 | - | - |
| 32 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2:18.517 | 105.206 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 33 | 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | 2:18.603 | 105.141 | - | - |
| 34 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:18.627 | 105.122 | - | - |
| 35 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 2:19.013 | 104.830 | - | - |
| 36 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:19.284 | 104.627 | - | - |
| 37 | 5 | Joe Graf Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 2:20.525 | 103.703 | - | - |
| 38 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to Qualify |||||||||
| 39 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 2:19.403 | 104.537 | - | - |
| 40 | 92 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:20.685 | 103.585 | - | - |
| 41 | 47 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 2:22.436 | 102.311 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 10

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 10

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 25

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48 | 5 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 31 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 14 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 38 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 1 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 10 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 48 | 2 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 21 | 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 15 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 3 | Running | 31 |
| 13 | 13 | 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 16 | 30 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 31 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 35 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 21 | 34 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 24 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 8 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 45 | 0 | Engine | 18 |
| 25 | 4 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 43 | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Engine | 19 |
| 28 | 29 | 35 | Chris Dyson | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 33 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 22 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 9 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 32 | 20 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 37 | 5 | Joe Graf Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 17 | 0 | Brakes | 1 |
| 37 | 26 | 6 | Ty Dillon (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Header | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 13 | Will Rodgers | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 9 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

### Penalties

Noah Gragson was fined US$35,000 dollars and was docked 30 driver points while his team JR Motorsports was docked the same amount in owner points for an incident involving Sage Karam during lap 25, which resulted in an 14-car wreck.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | 634 |
| | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 625 (-9) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 600 (-34) |
| | 4 | Noah Gragson | 595 (-39) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 560 (-74) |
| | 6 | Brandon Jones | 495 (-139) |
| | 7 | Sam Mayer | 487 (-147) |
| | 8 | Austin Hill | 485 (-149) |
| | 9 | Riley Herbst | 454 (-180) |
| | 10 | Daniel Hemric | 417 (-217) |
| | 11 | Ryan Sieg | 400 (-234) |
| | 12 | Landon Cassill | 390 (-244) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
